Garlic can make your breath smell bad even after you’ve brushed your teeth and rinsed with mouthwash.

Garlic can make your breath smell bad even after you’ve brushed your teeth and rinsed with mouthwash.

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After being digested, a smelly substance in garlic is absorbed into your bloodstream and then transferred to your lungs, where it is expelled as a gas -- making your breath smell! Brushing your teeth and rinsing with mouthwash only temporarily hide the odor.

If I have bad breath, my child is more likely to have bad breath, too.

If I have bad breath, my child is more likely to have bad breath, too.

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Children are not more likely to have bad breath if their mothers had bad breath, according to a study in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry journal. On the other hand, there was a clear connection between frequent tooth-brushing and reduced breath levels of smelly gases called volatile sulfur compounds.

If you brush, floss, and rinse every day, you probably won't have bad breath.

If you brush, floss, and rinse every day, you probably won't have bad breath.

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Bad breath can be a symptom of a medical condition, including a respiratory infection, diabetes, or liver or kidney disease. If your dentist looks at your mouth and your bad breath isn’t coming from a problem with your teeth or gums, you might have to see your doctor about one of these or some other medical condition.

The amount of saliva your mouth makes:

The amount of saliva your mouth makes:

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Normally, saliva washes particles of food out of your mouth, so people with dry mouth may have bad breath because they still have food particles stuck in there. The medical name for dry mouth is xerostomia.

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